From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Oct 1 00:59:50 2013 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 00:59:50 -0400 Subject: So WBZ-FM is now used by Comcast for Emergency alerts Message-ID: Comcast in Cambridge just had an Energency Alert test and it said message sent by WBZ-FM at 12:54 AM From sids1045@aol.com Tue Oct 1 08:51:43 2013 From: sids1045@aol.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 08:51:43 -0400 (EDT) Subject: So WBZ-FM is now used by Comcast for Emergency alerts In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8D08CBC1D0F9076-634-356D3@webmail-vd007.sysops.aol.com> "Comcast in Cambridge just had an Energency Alert test and it said messagesent by WBZ-FM at 12:54 AM" The test was a Required Monthly Test (RMT), which must be relayed within 60 minutes of receiving the test from the station being monitored. Details can be found in section 11.61 of FCC rules at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title47-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title47-vol1-part11-subpartE.pdf . Comcast systems within WBZ-FM's signal coverage area are required by MEMA to monitor WBZ-FM for tests and alerts. From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Oct 2 00:52:48 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:52:48 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton Message-ID: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> I was in Western Massachusetts last week and discovered that WHMP has put its talk format on WHMP-FM, in addition to its chain of AM stations in Greenfield, Northampton, and East Longmeadow. Given the coverage of the FM station, I wondered what the AM stations added. But then as I was driving home on the Turnpike, I found that the East Longmeadow AM signal was still listenable for some time after the FM was gone. I suppose each of the AM signals has some coverage area somewhere beyond the FM signal. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com From chris2526@comcast.net Wed Oct 2 02:04:57 2013 From: chris2526@comcast.net (Chris Hall) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 02:04:57 -0400 Subject: Amusing Message-ID: <667A7F0058D4481285C4AB02001C9240@chrisHP> Is anyone else as amused as I am with Radio Troll all Urban AC and all third tier Syndicated programming all the time Mr. JEROME CALVIN alias LAUROJRM alias RAPKING? the poor thing is so dim he changes his name but not his tune. Lives in Salem, has a Magnavox digital over the air converter, takes the bus to the Liberty Tree Mall, used to like ANNINHOPE (The old Rhode Island discount department store chain ANN&HOPE) I?m sure people have caught on maybe just too kind to say anything. From kc1ih@mac.com Wed Oct 2 04:09:36 2013 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 04:09:36 -0400 Subject: Amusing In-Reply-To: <667A7F0058D4481285C4AB02001C9240@chrisHP> References: <667A7F0058D4481285C4AB02001C9240@chrisHP> Message-ID: I have no idea what you are talking about. Please explain! Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH Sent from my iPhone, so please excuse the brevity. > On Oct 2, 2013, at 2:04 AM, Chris Hall wrote: > > Is anyone else as amused as I am with Radio Troll all Urban AC and all third tier Syndicated programming all the time Mr. JEROME CALVIN alias LAUROJRM alias RAPKING? the poor thing is so dim he changes his name but not his tune. Lives in Salem, has a Magnavox digital over the air converter, takes the bus to the Liberty Tree Mall, used to like ANNINHOPE (The old Rhode Island discount department store chain ANN&HOPE) I?m sure people have caught on > maybe just too kind to say anything. From scott@fybush.com Wed Oct 2 10:40:21 2013 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:40:21 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton In-Reply-To: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <524C3055.7080006@fybush.com> On 10/2/2013 12:52 AM, A Joseph Ross wrote: > I was in Western Massachusetts last week and discovered that WHMP has > put its talk format on WHMP-FM, in addition to its chain of AM stations > in Greenfield, Northampton, and East Longmeadow. To clarify: What you were hearing (on 96.9, if memory serves) wasn't WHMP-FM. The old WHMP-FM on 99.3 is now WLZX, a rock station Saga is running out of its Springfield/East Longmeadow studios. The "WHMP-FM" you heard is W245AK Amherst, an 88-watt translator that relays WHMP(AM). It's been running for about five years now and was one of the first batch of FM translators relaying an AM station. At just 88 watts, it doesn't do much by way of wide-area coverage, as you noted. s From scott@fybush.com Wed Oct 2 10:42:59 2013 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 10:42:59 -0400 Subject: Amusing In-Reply-To: References: <667A7F0058D4481285C4AB02001C9240@chrisHP> Message-ID: <524C30F3.8080405@fybush.com> On 10/2/2013 4:09 AM, Larry Weil wrote: > I have no idea what you are talking about. Please explain! > Chris was talking about the Radio-Discussions Boston message board (formerly Radio-Info). I figure there's about 30-40% overlap between our list group here and the participants over there. Thanks to the high quality of the moderation over here, we're free of some of the annoying characters and repetitive nonsense that happens over there, such as the poster Chris was discussing. From raccoonradio@gmail.com Wed Oct 2 13:47:37 2013 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 13:47:37 -0400 Subject: Amusing In-Reply-To: <524C30F3.8080405@fybush.com> References: <667A7F0058D4481285C4AB02001C9240@chrisHP> <524C30F3.8080405@fybush.com> Message-ID: Yes and talks about radio reception on a Walkman at Wonderland blue line stop. (Ann and Hope operates some kind of fabric store just off Rt 1 in Peabody/Danvers area now.) On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Scott Fybush wrote: > On 10/2/2013 4:09 AM, Larry Weil wrote: > >> I have no idea what you are talking about. Please explain! >> >> > Chris was talking about the Radio-Discussions Boston message board > (formerly Radio-Info). I figure there's about 30-40% overlap between our > list group here and the participants over there. Thanks to the high quality > of the moderation over here, we're free of some of the annoying characters > and repetitive nonsense that happens over there, such as the poster Chris > was discussing. > > From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Oct 2 16:48:34 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:48:34 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton In-Reply-To: References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <524C86A2.308@attorneyross.com> On 10/2/2013 9:21 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: > 96.9? Thats an 88 Watt translator. It is? I didn't hear any translator ID, just WHMP-FM. Didn't there used to be a WHMP-FM? Did it become something else? -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. | 92 State Street | Suite 700|Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468| Fx: 617.507.7856 | http://www.attorneyross.com From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Wed Oct 2 09:21:01 2013 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 09:21:01 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton In-Reply-To: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: 96.9? Thats an 88 Watt translator. Paul On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 12:52 AM, A Joseph Ross wrote: > I was in Western Massachusetts last week and discovered that WHMP has put > its talk format on WHMP-FM, in addition to its chain of AM stations in > Greenfield, Northampton, and East Longmeadow. Given the coverage of the FM > station, I wondered what the AM stations added. But then as I was driving > home on the Turnpike, I found that the East Longmeadow AM signal was still > listenable for some time after the FM was gone. I suppose each of the AM > signals has some coverage area somewhere beyond the FM signal. > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 > 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com > > From wollman@bimajority.org Wed Oct 2 17:24:07 2013 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 17:24:07 -0400 Subject: Amusing In-Reply-To: <667A7F0058D4481285C4AB02001C9240@chrisHP> References: <667A7F0058D4481285C4AB02001C9240@chrisHP> Message-ID: <21068.36599.568705.479581@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Is anyone else as amused as I am with Radio Troll all Urban AC and > all third tier Syndicated programming all the time Mr. JEROME CALVIN > alias LAUROJRM alias RAPKING??? the poor thing is so dim he changes > his name but not his tune. Can you repeat that in Englush, please, and tell me what exactly you're referring to? -GAWollman From sids1045@aol.com Wed Oct 2 17:37:21 2013 From: sids1045@aol.com (Sid Schweiger) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 17:37:21 -0400 Subject: Amusing In-Reply-To: <21068.36599.568705.479581@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <667A7F0058D4481285C4AB02001C9240@chrisHP> <21068.36599.568705.479581@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <3EA7C5DE-3589-491F-BF0C-5AA035B7296D@aol.com> I'm pretty sure he means the Boston board at RadioDiscussions.com. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2013, at 5:24 PM, Garrett Wollman wrote: > > < said: > >> Is anyone else as amused as I am with Radio Troll all Urban AC and >> all third tier Syndicated programming all the time Mr. JEROME CALVIN >> alias LAUROJRM alias RAPKING? the poor thing is so dim he changes >> his name but not his tune. > > Can you repeat that in Englush, please, and tell me what exactly > you're referring to? > > -GAWollman > > From joe@attorneyross.com Wed Oct 2 16:52:15 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:52:15 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton In-Reply-To: <524C3055.7080006@fybush.com> References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> <524C3055.7080006@fybush.com> Message-ID: <524C877F.7080106@attorneyross.com> On 10/2/2013 10:40 AM, Scott Fybush wrote: > What you were hearing (on 96.9, if memory serves) wasn't WHMP-FM. The > old WHMP-FM on 99.3 is now WLZX, a rock station Saga is running out of > its Springfield/East Longmeadow studios. > > The "WHMP-FM" you heard is W245AK Amherst, an 88-watt translator that > relays WHMP(AM). It's been running for about five years now and was > one of the first batch of FM translators relaying an AM station. At > just 88 watts, it doesn't do much by way of wide-area coverage, as you > noted. I did hear it on the Pike, just not as far east as the 1600 AM East Longmeadow station. I think I did hear a legal ID or two on the hour, but no translator ID. I'm pretty sure they just said "WHMP-FM." But next time I'm out that way, I'll listen more closely. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. | 92 State Street | Suite 700|Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468| Fx: 617.507.7856 | http://www.attorneyross.com From kc1ih@mac.com Wed Oct 2 17:18:21 2013 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:18:21 -0400 Subject: Amusing In-Reply-To: <524C30F3.8080405@fybush.com> References: <667A7F0058D4481285C4AB02001C9240@chrisHP> <524C30F3.8080405@fybush.com> Message-ID: <5619BBFC-287B-4786-886F-2F2FB959F018@mac.com> Yea, I knew who Chris was complaining about in his rant, but if it isn't about something posted here why is he posting it here? We should be discussing radio, not the people on other radio boards. On Oct 2, 2013, at 10:42 AM, Scott Fybush wrote: > On 10/2/2013 4:09 AM, Larry Weil wrote: >> I have no idea what you are talking about. Please explain! >> > > Chris was talking about the Radio-Discussions Boston message board (formerly Radio-Info). I figure there's about 30-40% overlap between our list group here and the participants over there. Thanks to the high quality of the moderation over here, we're free of some of the annoying characters and repetitive nonsense that happens over there, such as the poster Chris was discussing. > From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Wed Oct 2 17:57:13 2013 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 17:57:13 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton In-Reply-To: <524C877F.7080106@attorneyross.com> References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> <524C3055.7080006@fybush.com> <524C877F.7080106@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: They can legally ID the translator using FSK... Frequency SHift Keying, which is inaudible to the regular listener. You definately heard 96.9. The translator can be referred to as WHMP-FM all they want as long as they properly id it when required. http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=W245BK&service=FX&status=L&hours=U http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency-shift_keying On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 4:52 PM, A. Joseph Ross wrote: > On 10/2/2013 10:40 AM, Scott Fybush wrote: > > What you were hearing (on 96.9, if memory serves) wasn't WHMP-FM. The old >> WHMP-FM on 99.3 is now WLZX, a rock station Saga is running out of its >> Springfield/East Longmeadow studios. >> >> The "WHMP-FM" you heard is W245AK Amherst, an 88-watt translator that >> relays WHMP(AM). It's been running for about five years now and was one of >> the first batch of FM translators relaying an AM station. At just 88 watts, >> it doesn't do much by way of wide-area coverage, as you noted. >> > > I did hear it on the Pike, just not as far east as the 1600 AM East > Longmeadow station. I think I did hear a legal ID or two on the hour, but > no translator ID. I'm pretty sure they just said "WHMP-FM." But next time > I'm out that way, I'll listen more closely. > > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D. | 92 State Street | Suite 700|Boston, MA 02109-2004 > 617.367.0468| Fx: 617.507.7856 | http://www.attorneyross.com > > From gary@garysicecream.com Wed Oct 2 20:19:30 2013 From: gary@garysicecream.com (Gary's Ice Cream) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 20:19:30 -0400 Subject: Facebook Radio Group... Message-ID: <009f01cebfce$3b20b310$b1621930$@garysicecream.com> There is a Facebook radio group called "You Know You Work in Radio When.." . There is a current thread on there now about ways people left radio jobs...so I posted one of mine...any of you have any classic exits? Mine was: There were 2 radio stations in Nashua NH...WSMN and WOTW. The owner of WSMN was known for firing you on the spot if you gave your notice.....sooooooo.....I finished up my 12noon - 12midnight Sunday shift at WSMN by saying...."That's it for me......join me tomorrow morning across the street starting at 6am......played the sign off....killed the plates.....and then six hours later signed on at WOTW as the new morning man.............(the two stations WERE practically across the highway from each other). -Gary Francis (Frascarelli) Gary's Ice Cream, Chelmsford, MA www.garysicecream.com www.icecreamcollege.com From joe@attorneyross.com Thu Oct 3 01:28:03 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 01:28:03 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton In-Reply-To: References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> <524C3055.7080006@fybush.com> <524C877F.7080106@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <524D0063.9000009@attorneyross.com> On 10/2/2013 5:57 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote: > They can legally ID the translator using FSK... Frequency SHift > Keying, which is inaudible to the regular listener. You definately > heard 96.9. I have no doubt that 96.9 was what I heard. When I was listening to an AM signal, they kept saying they were now on FM at 96.9, so I tuned in there. I just was surprised to hear it was a translator when I didn't hear it ID'd that way. FSK explains it, though I don't understand what good a legal ID is that can't be heard. Who can hear it? -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com From joe@attorneyross.com Thu Oct 3 01:34:18 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 01:34:18 -0400 Subject: WGBH-FM Adding RI Coverage? In-Reply-To: <20130924185555.174440@gmx.com> References: <20130924185555.174440@gmx.com> Message-ID: <524D01DA.3090400@attorneyross.com> On 9/24/2013 2:55 PM, Laurence Glavin wrote: > I don't know > how much news intrudes into Providence FMs. Is it possible that WGBH-FM is hedging its bets > by trying to appeal to a broader population base than WBUR which seems to "own" Boston for news? Do they? This afternoon, while driving into my office, I found nothing of interest on either WGBH or WBUR (that seems to be happening a lot lately. Are even the public stations moving to soft news?), so I turned to WBZ. Good thing I did. The traffic report said that Storrow Drive inbound was closed at Kenmore Square due to a motorcycle accident. I heard that just as I was about to try to get on Storrow Drive at Charlesgate. Just in time for me to take a left, go up Commonwealth Avenue, and cross the BU Bridge to Memorial Drive. I don't think I would have gotten anything that useful on WBUR or WGBH. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com From radiotest@plymouthcolony.net Thu Oct 3 05:47:43 2013 From: radiotest@plymouthcolony.net (Dale H. Cook) Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 05:47:43 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton In-Reply-To: <524D0063.9000009@attorneyross.com> References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> <524C3055.7080006@fybush.com> <524C877F.7080106@attorneyross.com> <524D0063.9000009@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20131003054430.03d13580@plymouthcolony.net> At 01:28 AM 10/3/2013, A Joseph Ross wrote: >... though I don't understand what good a legal ID is that can't be heard. Who can hear it? The FSK ID in Morse code is not intended for the public - it is intended for the Enforcement Bureau. I don't quite understand it either. Dale H. Cook, Market Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html From dan.strassberg@att.net Thu Oct 3 09:57:16 2013 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 09:57:16 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> <524C3055.7080006@fybush.com> <524C877F.7080106@attorneyross.com> <524D0063.9000009@attorneyross.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20131003054430.03d13580@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: My guess is that, in making the translator-ID rule, the FCC bowed to pressure from multiple broadcasters to make it appear to the general public that they (the public, that is) are listening to the station whose call letters they can hear, even though the call letters the public can hear aren't the ones in the FCC's database. It might be useful, however, if the FCC database included fields for both legal ID and "IDs as," where "IDs as" would be the audible ID. Something tells me, however, that such a database enhancement is unlikely to be made within the lifetime of anyone who can read this today. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale H. Cook" To: Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 5:47 AM Subject: Re: WHMP Northampton > At 01:28 AM 10/3/2013, A Joseph Ross wrote: > >>... though I don't understand what good a legal ID is that can't be heard. >>Who can hear it? > > The FSK ID in Morse code is not intended for the public - it is intended > for the Enforcement Bureau. I don't quite understand it either. > > Dale H. Cook, Market Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, > Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA > http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html > From rbello@belloassoc.com Thu Oct 3 11:37:45 2013 From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 11:37:45 -0400 Subject: WGBH-FM Adding RI Coverage? In-Reply-To: <20130924185555.174440@gmx.com> References: <20130924185555.174440@gmx.com> Message-ID: Didn't WGBH take over operation of Bryant University's WJMF which covers NE Rhode Island and SW MA ? There is CP for an increase in power for them. On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Laurence Glavin wrote: > WGBH-FM in Boston takes NPR News at the top of the hour, and throughout > the daytime at least > runs about two or three minutes of locally-oriented news just like > competitor WBUR. I've noticed > lately when I've used WGBH (I choose between WBUR's "On Point" or WGBH's > "Diane Rehm Show" > depending on subject and guests) that the local news segment contains a > Rhode Island news story or > maybe more than one. Sometimes there's a Massachusetts tie-in, like the > recently appointed Police > Superintendent in Portsmouth, RI who is currently a Boston Police Ossifer. > But most Rhode > Island stories are strictly of interest to RI denizens, like the tainted > water in Kent County. WGBH-FM's > transmitter of course is south of Boston with about 100K so it comes in > well in RI. But the > Providence market has at least two news-talk stations (WPRO-AM & WHJJ-AM); > I don't know > how much news intrudes into Providence FMs. Is it possible that WGBH-FM is > hedging its bets > by trying to appeal to a broader population base than WBUR which seems to > "own" Boston for news? > From dan.strassberg@att.net Thu Oct 3 11:06:13 2013 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 11:06:13 -0400 Subject: From RadioDiscussions.com: Overnight host Jen Brien gets the axe at WBZ (AM) Message-ID: <9442BBA1585D4D5398746BFAFBAF981C@SatU205S5044> I tuned in to WBZ this morning (Thursday 10/3/2013) and caught a few seconds of Morgan White Jr wrapping up the midnight-to-5:00AM segment. That made it three nights in a row when Ms Brien, supposedly the regular host in that time period, was MIA. Just now, I found out at R-D.com that, right after he signed on at 12:06AM this morning, Morgan read a statement from WBZ management stating that Ms Brien had left the station. Imagine: WBZ spent a year auditioning on air more hosts than I can name for the overnight segement, and then, after only a few months, parts ways with the selected "permanent" host. Certainly unusual; maybe unprecedented at a major station in a major market. I was not a great fan of Ms Brien's (didn't think she could hold her own in substnative discussions) but I hope this does not mean that WBZ is throwing in the towel on live and local programming in the early morning hours. Or could this simply be a reaction to the time (or times) when Ms Brien failed without warning to show up for a scheduled shift, forcing Bradley Jay, whose show aired just before Ms Brien's, to do seven-hour-long non-stop air shifts. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Thu Oct 3 09:36:39 2013 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 09:36:39 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20131003054430.03d13580@plymouthcolony.net> References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> <524C3055.7080006@fybush.com> <524C877F.7080106@attorneyross.com> <524D0063.9000009@attorneyross.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20131003054430.03d13580@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: Thanks for saying that Dale. .i couldn't really come up with a plausible answer. Maybe saying W245AK Northhampton would be confusing to listeners. They know what WHMP, WABC, WTIC is.. but what the fark would W245AK be or mean to them? Paul On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 5:47 AM, Dale H. Cook wrote: > At 01:28 AM 10/3/2013, A Joseph Ross wrote: > > >... though I don't understand what good a legal ID is that can't be > heard. Who can hear it? > > The FSK ID in Morse code is not intended for the public - it is intended > for the Enforcement Bureau. I don't quite understand it either. > > Dale H. Cook, Market Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, > Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA > http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html > > From mward@iname.com Thu Oct 3 19:48:33 2013 From: mward@iname.com (Mike Ward) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 19:48:33 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton In-Reply-To: References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> <524C3055.7080006@fybush.com> <524C877F.7080106@attorneyross.com> <524D0063.9000009@attorneyross.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20131003054430.03d13580@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: Translators can ID either aurally three times a day, or in code hourly. They don't have to say "W245AK Northampton" hourly. (Though I loved it when W282AM Leesburg VA, now W282BA, was IDed hourly by the "WTOP Radio Network".) Here's the requisite FCC text, courtesy of Google's cache since the FCC website is in shutdown mode: *Identification of translator and booster stations.* Translator stations must be identified by the licensee by the following means: - ... by arranging with the primary station whose signal is being rebroadcast to identify the translator by call sign and location. The identification must occur 3 times daily: once between 7 AM and 9 AM, once between 12:55 PM and 1:05 PM, and once between 4 PM and 6 PM. Stations that do not begin operating before 9 AM must provide the identification at the beginning of the broadcast day. The licensee of the translator station must arrange for the primary station to keep in the primary FM station's file (and to make available to FCC personnel), the call sign and location of the translator station. This record must include the name, address, and telephone number of the translator licensee or his service representative to be contacted in the case of a malfunction of the translator. *See* 47 CFR Section 74.1283(c)(1) . - ... by transmitting the call sign in Morse Code at least once hour. * See* 47 CFR Section 74.1283(c)(2)for additional requirements for transmission of the call sign in this manner. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for saying that Dale. .i couldn't really come up with a plausible > answer. > > Maybe saying W245AK Northhampton would be confusing to listeners. They know > what WHMP, WABC, WTIC is.. but what the fark would W245AK be or mean to > them? > > Paul > > > > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 5:47 AM, Dale H. Cook > wrote: > > > At 01:28 AM 10/3/2013, A Joseph Ross wrote: > > > > >... though I don't understand what good a legal ID is that can't be > > heard. Who can hear it? > > > > The FSK ID in Morse code is not intended for the public - it is intended > > for the Enforcement Bureau. I don't quite understand it either. > > > > Dale H. Cook, Market Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, > > Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA > > http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html > > > > > From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Thu Oct 3 20:44:52 2013 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 20:44:52 -0400 Subject: WHMP Northampton In-Reply-To: References: <524BA6A0.4030405@attorneyross.com> <524C3055.7080006@fybush.com> <524C877F.7080106@attorneyross.com> <524D0063.9000009@attorneyross.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20131003054430.03d13580@plymouthcolony.net> Message-ID: Funny we're talking about WHMP .. I just got an older-ish sticker from " "Today's Best Hits, The All New 99 POINT 3" WHMP-FM.". it's probably a mid to late 90s sticker. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 7:48 PM, Mike Ward wrote: > Translators can ID either aurally three times a day, or in code hourly. > They don't have to say "W245AK Northampton" hourly. (Though I loved it when > W282AM Leesburg VA, now W282BA, was IDed hourly by the "WTOP Radio > Network".) > > Here's the requisite FCC text, courtesy of Google's cache since the FCC > website is in shutdown mode: > > *Identification of translator and booster stations.* Translator stations > must be identified by the licensee by the following means: > > - ... by arranging with the primary station whose signal is being > rebroadcast to identify the translator by call sign and location. The > identification must occur 3 times daily: once between 7 AM and 9 AM, once > between 12:55 PM and 1:05 PM, and once between 4 PM and 6 PM. > Stations that do not begin operating before 9 AM must provide the > identification at the beginning of the broadcast day. The licensee of the > translator station must arrange for the primary station to keep in the > primary FM station's file (and to make available to FCC personnel), the > call sign and location of the translator station. This record must include > the name, address, and telephone number of the translator licensee or his > service representative to be contacted in the case of a malfunction of the > translator. *See* 47 CFR Section 74.1283(c)(1) > . > - ... by transmitting the call sign in Morse Code at least once hour. > *See* 47 CFR Section 74.1283(c)(2)for additional requirements for transmission of the call sign in this > manner. > > > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < > walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for saying that Dale. .i couldn't really come up with a plausible >> answer. >> >> Maybe saying W245AK Northhampton would be confusing to listeners. They >> know >> what WHMP, WABC, WTIC is.. but what the fark would W245AK be or mean to >> them? >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 5:47 AM, Dale H. Cook >> wrote: >> >> > At 01:28 AM 10/3/2013, A Joseph Ross wrote: >> > >> > >... though I don't understand what good a legal ID is that can't be >> > heard. Who can hear it? >> > >> > The FSK ID in Morse code is not intended for the public - it is intended >> > for the Enforcement Bureau. I don't quite understand it either. >> > >> > Dale H. Cook, Market Chief Engineer, Centennial Broadcasting, >> > Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA >> > http://plymouthcolony.net/starcityeng/index.html >> > >> > >> > > From elipolo@earthlink.net Fri Oct 4 00:36:57 2013 From: elipolo@earthlink.net (Eli Polonsky) Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 00:36:57 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Subject: WGBH-FM Adding RI Coverage? Message-ID: <23070288.1380861417122.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net> >Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 11:37:45 -0400 >From: Ron Bello >Subject: Re: WGBH-FM Adding RI Coverage? > >Didn't WGBH take over operation of Bryant University's >WJMF which covers NE Rhode Island and SW MA ? Yes, but it rebroadcasts the programming of WCRB (owned by WGBH), not the programming of WGBH itself. EP From elipolo@earthlink.net Fri Oct 4 00:56:25 2013 From: elipolo@earthlink.net (Eli Polonsky) Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 00:56:25 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Subject: Facebook Radio Group... Message-ID: <25365472.1380862585568.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net> >Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 20:19:30 -0400 >From: "Gary's Ice Cream" >Subject: Facebook Radio Group... > >There is a Facebook radio group called "You Know You >Work in Radio When.." There are actually TWO "competing" Facebook groups with the similar name. There's "You know you work in radio when..." http://www.facebook.com/groups/2785030567/ and, "You know you work(ed) in radio when..." http://www.facebook.com/groups/193501320717185/ EP From joe@attorneyross.com Fri Oct 4 00:47:41 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:47:41 -0400 Subject: From RadioDiscussions.com: Overnight host Jen Brien gets the axe at WBZ (AM) In-Reply-To: <9442BBA1585D4D5398746BFAFBAF981C@SatU205S5044> References: <9442BBA1585D4D5398746BFAFBAF981C@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <524E486D.4050901@attorneyross.com> On 10/3/2013 11:06 AM, Dan.Strassberg wrote: > Or could this simply be a reaction to the time (or times) when Ms Brien > failed without warning to show up for a scheduled shift, forcing Bradley > Jay, whose show aired just before Ms Brien's, to do seven-hour-long > non-stop > air shifts. If she did that, especially if she did it more than once, is it possible that she quit? -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com From kc1ih@mac.com Fri Oct 4 01:46:28 2013 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 01:46:28 -0400 Subject: Facebook Radio Group... In-Reply-To: <25365472.1380862585568.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net> References: <25365472.1380862585568.JavaMail.root@wamui-junio.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Message-ID: On Oct 4, 2013, at 12:56 AM, Eli Polonsky wrote: >> Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 20:19:30 -0400 >> From: "Gary's Ice Cream" >> Subject: Facebook Radio Group... >> >> There is a Facebook radio group called "You Know You >> Work in Radio When.." > > There are actually TWO "competing" Facebook groups > with the similar name. > Anything for people who work in TV? Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From raccoonradio@gmail.com Fri Oct 4 02:52:44 2013 From: raccoonradio@gmail.com (Bob Nelson) Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 02:52:44 -0400 Subject: From RadioDiscussions.com: Overnight host Jen Brien gets the axe at WBZ (AM) In-Reply-To: <524E486D.4050901@attorneyross.com> References: <9442BBA1585D4D5398746BFAFBAF981C@SatU205S5044> <524E486D.4050901@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: Supposedly an insider at the station (as the Herald gossip column would say, Someone Who Knows) said she had been fired earlier yesterday, and the tone of the note written by Peter Casey made it sound like they had dismissed her. One would have hoped that had she decided to quit she should have told that to her employer. On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 12:47 AM, A Joseph Ross wrote: > On 10/3/2013 11:06 AM, Dan.Strassberg wrote: > > Or could this simply be a reaction to the time (or times) when Ms Brien >> failed without warning to show up for a scheduled shift, forcing Bradley >> Jay, whose show aired just before Ms Brien's, to do seven-hour-long >> non-stop >> air shifts. >> > > If she did that, especially if she did it more than once, is it possible > that she quit? > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 > 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com > > From pbencurrier@hotmail.com Sat Oct 5 19:37:22 2013 From: pbencurrier@hotmail.com (Paul Currier) Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 19:37:22 -0400 Subject: From RadioDiscussions.com: Overnight host Jen Brien gets the axe at WBZ (AM) In-Reply-To: References: <9442BBA1585D4D5398746BFAFBAF981C@SatU205S5044> <524E486D.4050901@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: I listen to part of "WBZ Overnight" (in spite of the very poor reception we get here on the upper cape) as it is now called every morning. I really enjoyed Morgan, Bradley, and Dean Johnson filling the five shifts. Would this be an unprecented move for 'BZ or any other station to make? Paul C Sandwich On 10/4/2013 2:52 AM, Bob Nelson wrote: > Supposedly an insider at the station (as the Herald gossip column would > say, Someone Who Knows) said she had been fired earlier yesterday, and the > tone of the note written by Peter Casey made it sound like they had > dismissed her. One would have hoped that had she decided to quit she should > have told > that to her employer. > > > On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 12:47 AM, A Joseph Ross wrote: > >> On 10/3/2013 11:06 AM, Dan.Strassberg wrote: >> >> Or could this simply be a reaction to the time (or times) when Ms Brien >>> failed without warning to show up for a scheduled shift, forcing Bradley >>> Jay, whose show aired just before Ms Brien's, to do seven-hour-long >>> non-stop >>> air shifts. >>> >> If she did that, especially if she did it more than once, is it possible >> that she quit? >> >> -- >> A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 >> 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com >> >> > From markwats@comcast.net Sat Oct 12 09:27:24 2013 From: markwats@comcast.net (Mark Watson) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 09:27:24 -0400 Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey Message-ID: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> The start of the college hockey season brings a change in the radio landscape for U Mass Lowell Hockey broadcasts. U Mass Lowell's Athletic Department announced this week that the hockey radiobroadcasts will air on the ESPN River Hawk Radio Network, with flagship station ESPN 900 in Nashua (WGHM?), affiliate stations ESPN 1250 (WGAM?), WSMN 1590 in Nashua and WCAP in Lowell. Longtime River Hawks hockey voice Bob Ellis will be calling the action on the new network. The past several seasons the U Mass Lowell station WUML (91.5) broadcast the games, with WCAP simulcasting (and covering the WUML PSA's with ads/station promos). In my opinion, U Mass Lowell striking a deal with a station in Nashua is a slap in the face to WCAP. Unless they tried to work a deal with 'CAP first and it didn't pan out, or they weren't interested in flagship status. Link to press release from U Mass Lowell athletics site: http://www.goriverhawks.com/news/2013/10/8/MICE_1008132836.aspx?path=mhockey Mark Watson From wilkinsmg@hotmail.com Sat Oct 12 10:39:55 2013 From: wilkinsmg@hotmail.com (Michael Wilkins) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:39:55 -0400 Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey In-Reply-To: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> References: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> Message-ID: The students of WUML did indeed broadcast the game as well last night. >From a friend: "I'm currently listening to a 100% student broadcast Hockey game on WUML, Lowell. The last time I can remember this happening, Bob Fish and his friend Doug were managing the task (brilliantly too!). KUDOS to all the hardworking young men and women at WUML. Sounds like a professionally managed broadcast." Mike > From: markwats@comcast.net > To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org > Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey > Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 09:27:24 -0400 > > The start of the college hockey season brings a change in the radio landscape for U Mass Lowell Hockey broadcasts. U Mass Lowell's Athletic Department announced this week that the hockey radiobroadcasts will air on the ESPN River Hawk Radio Network, with flagship station ESPN 900 in Nashua (WGHM?), affiliate stations ESPN 1250 (WGAM?), WSMN 1590 in Nashua and WCAP in Lowell. Longtime River Hawks hockey voice Bob Ellis will be calling the action on the new network. The past several seasons the U Mass Lowell station WUML (91.5) broadcast the games, with WCAP simulcasting (and covering the WUML PSA's with ads/station promos). > > In my opinion, U Mass Lowell striking a deal with a station in Nashua is a slap in the face to WCAP. Unless they tried to work a deal with 'CAP first and it didn't pan out, or they weren't interested in flagship status. > > Link to press release from U Mass Lowell athletics site: > > http://www.goriverhawks.com/news/2013/10/8/MICE_1008132836.aspx?path=mhockey > > Mark Watson > > From gary@garysicecream.com Sat Oct 12 16:59:01 2013 From: gary@garysicecream.com (Gary's Ice Cream) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 16:59:01 -0400 Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey In-Reply-To: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> References: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> Message-ID: <026701cec78d$e183caf0$a48b60d0$@garysicecream.com> Interesting....you certainly can't hear 900 in Lowell at night. Gary's Ice Cream, Chelmsford, MA www.garysicecream.com www.icecreamcollege.com -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Mark Watson Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 9:27 AM To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey The start of the college hockey season brings a change in the radio landscape for U Mass Lowell Hockey broadcasts. U Mass Lowell's Athletic Department announced this week that the hockey radiobroadcasts will air on the ESPN River Hawk Radio Network, with flagship station ESPN 900 in Nashua (WGHM?), affiliate stations ESPN 1250 (WGAM?), WSMN 1590 in Nashua and WCAP in Lowell. Longtime River Hawks hockey voice Bob Ellis will be calling the action on the new network. The past several seasons the U Mass Lowell station WUML (91.5) broadcast the games, with WCAP simulcasting (and covering the WUML PSA's with ads/station promos). In my opinion, U Mass Lowell striking a deal with a station in Nashua is a slap in the face to WCAP. Unless they tried to work a deal with 'CAP first and it didn't pan out, or they weren't interested in flagship status. Link to press release from U Mass Lowell athletics site: http://www.goriverhawks.com/news/2013/10/8/MICE_1008132836.aspx?path=mhockey Mark Watson From pbencurrier@hotmail.com Sat Oct 12 17:37:32 2013 From: pbencurrier@hotmail.com (Paul Currier) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 17:37:32 -0400 Subject: From RadioDiscussions.com: Overnight host Jen Brien gets the axe at WBZ (AM) In-Reply-To: References: <9442BBA1585D4D5398746BFAFBAF981C@SatU205S5044> <524E486D.4050901@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: Bradley Jay filled the five shifts this week. Surprised me as I'd thought that Morgan would be included. Paul Sandwich On 10/5/2013 7:37 PM, Paul Currier wrote: > > I listen to part of "WBZ Overnight" (in spite of the very poor > reception we get here on the upper cape) as it is now called every > morning. I really enjoyed Morgan, Bradley, and Dean Johnson filling > the five shifts. Would this be an unprecented move for 'BZ or any > other station to make? > > Paul C Sandwich > > On 10/4/2013 2:52 AM, Bob Nelson wrote: >> Supposedly an insider at the station (as the Herald gossip column would >> say, Someone Who Knows) said she had been fired earlier yesterday, >> and the >> tone of the note written by Peter Casey made it sound like they had >> dismissed her. One would have hoped that had she decided to quit she >> should >> have told >> that to her employer. >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 12:47 AM, A Joseph Ross >> wrote: >> >>> On 10/3/2013 11:06 AM, Dan.Strassberg wrote: >>> >>> Or could this simply be a reaction to the time (or times) when Ms >>> Brien >>>> failed without warning to show up for a scheduled shift, forcing >>>> Bradley >>>> Jay, whose show aired just before Ms Brien's, to do seven-hour-long >>>> non-stop >>>> air shifts. >>>> >>> If she did that, especially if she did it more than once, is it >>> possible >>> that she quit? >>> >>> -- >>> A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA >>> 02109-2004 >>> 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com >>> >>> >> > > > From dlh@donnahalper.com Sat Oct 12 19:32:53 2013 From: dlh@donnahalper.com (Donna Halper) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:32:53 -0400 Subject: From RadioDiscussions.com: Overnight host Jen Brien gets the axe at WBZ (AM) In-Reply-To: References: <9442BBA1585D4D5398746BFAFBAF981C@SatU205S5044> <524E486D.4050901@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <5259DC25.2090108@donnahalper.com> On 10/12/2013 5:37 PM, Paul Currier wrote: > Bradley Jay filled the five shifts this week. Surprised me as I'd > thought that Morgan would be included. And a number of us were hoping for Dean Johnson, but at this point, his phone ain't ringing. From kvahey@gmail.com Sat Oct 12 18:29:11 2013 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 18:29:11 -0400 Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey In-Reply-To: <026701cec78d$e183caf0$a48b60d0$@garysicecream.com> References: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> <026701cec78d$e183caf0$a48b60d0$@garysicecream.com> Message-ID: WCAP gets the games with no cost involved - so good move by them On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Gary's Ice Cream wrote: > Interesting....you certainly can't hear 900 in Lowell at night. > > Gary's Ice Cream, Chelmsford, MA > www.garysicecream.com www.icecreamcollege.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org > [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of > Mark Watson > Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 9:27 AM > To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org > Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey > > The start of the college hockey season brings a change in the radio > landscape for U Mass Lowell Hockey broadcasts. U Mass Lowell's Athletic > Department announced this week that the hockey radiobroadcasts will air on > the ESPN River Hawk Radio Network, with flagship station ESPN 900 in Nashua > (WGHM?), affiliate stations ESPN 1250 (WGAM?), WSMN 1590 in Nashua and WCAP > in Lowell. Longtime River Hawks hockey voice Bob Ellis will be calling the > action on the new network. The past several seasons the U Mass Lowell > station WUML (91.5) broadcast the games, with WCAP simulcasting (and > covering the WUML PSA's with ads/station promos). > > In my opinion, U Mass Lowell striking a deal with a station in Nashua is > a > slap in the face to WCAP. Unless they tried to work a deal with 'CAP first > and it didn't pan out, or they weren't interested in flagship status. > > Link to press release from U Mass Lowell athletics site: > > > http://www.goriverhawks.com/news/2013/10/8/MICE_1008132836.aspx?path=mhockey > > Mark Watson > > > > From pbencurrier@hotmail.com Sun Oct 13 12:33:28 2013 From: pbencurrier@hotmail.com (Paul Currier) Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2013 12:33:28 -0400 Subject: From RadioDiscussions.com: Overnight host Jen Brien gets the axe at WBZ (AM) In-Reply-To: <5259DC25.2090108@donnahalper.com> References: <9442BBA1585D4D5398746BFAFBAF981C@SatU205S5044> <524E486D.4050901@attorneyross.com> <5259DC25.2090108@donnahalper.com> Message-ID: RE: Dean - Yes, definitely; a radio guy on the radio! He offered a varied and entertaining 5 hours - hard news doesn't really fit in the midnight shift. He and Morgan and Bradley filling in were a varied and interesting combination that kept me listening. I wonder what the powers that be will pull off this time..... On 10/12/2013 7:32 PM, Donna Halper wrote: > On 10/12/2013 5:37 PM, Paul Currier wrote: >> Bradley Jay filled the five shifts this week. Surprised me as I'd >> thought that Morgan would be included. > > And a number of us were hoping for Dean Johnson, but at this point, > his phone ain't ringing. > > From billohno@gmail.com Mon Oct 14 11:46:22 2013 From: billohno@gmail.com (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:46:22 -0400 Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey In-Reply-To: References: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> Message-ID: <525C11CE.1060705@gmail.com> On 10/12/2013 10:39 AM, Michael Wilkins wrote: > The students of WUML did indeed broadcast the game as well last night. > From a friend: > "I'm currently listening to a 100% student broadcast Hockey game on WUML, Lowell. The last time I can remember this happening, Bob Fish and his friend Doug were managing the task (brilliantly too!). KUDOS to all the hardworking young men and women at WUML. Sounds like a professionally managed broadcast." > Mike > I stand corrected by the good news of my old bud and fellow alum, Mike Wilkins! (What happens when one does not read the INBOX before replying. Sorry.) This is actually very good news. Separate, stand-alone broadcast up against the commercial signals? I LOVE IT. Bill O'Neill From billohno@gmail.com Mon Oct 14 11:44:08 2013 From: billohno@gmail.com (Bill O'Neill) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:44:08 -0400 Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey In-Reply-To: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> References: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> Message-ID: <525C1148.6060005@gmail.com> On 10/12/2013 9:27 AM, Mark Watson wrote: > In my opinion, U Mass Lowell striking a deal with a station in Nashua is a slap in the face to WCAP. Unless they tried to work a deal with 'CAP first and it didn't pan out, or they weren't interested in flagship status. > > I'd have to say (disclosure, I'm a 91.5 alum) that the bigger slap in the face is that the student-run station, an FM with solid coverage throughout the "network" footprint, is deleted from the mix. Bob Ellis' role signaled the university's aim to shift the station away from student control. Those efforts failed in a global station sense, but it's this move that sends a message. When I was involved with the station in the 80s, there was an expression, "Sports pays the bills." In that spirit, the students (and supportive alumni) saw the importance of putting on a good program. In fact, Carey Pahigian was PBP in the early years of the "Chief's" broadcasts, Lou Marcel provided the voiceovers, and a cycle of students cut their teeth behind the mic at the rink. These opportunities for learning have ceased. And now, even the live broadcasts are silenced over the station's 1.3 kW student activity fee funded signal. Bill O'Neill Bill O'Neill From Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com Mon Oct 14 15:09:43 2013 From: Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com (Don) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:09:43 -0400 Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey References: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> Message-ID: <70702CC0EF39480DA88A709F47A9120A@Desktop> >> In my opinion, U Mass Lowell striking a deal with a station in Nashua is >> a slap in the face to WCAP. Unless they tried to work >>a deal with 'CAP >> first and it didn't pan out, or they weren't interested in flagship >> status. With all due respect....WCAP is an uinorganized mess right now. Programming said to apear doesn't. Their phone doesn't get answered in midday, and their signal is in trouble. If you were U Mass Lowell wouldn't you rather do business with someone that wanted and understood what you needed from a broadcaster? From Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com Tue Oct 15 01:20:25 2013 From: Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com (Don) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:20:25 -0400 Subject: Bose speakers....for TV? Message-ID: <25BB8BD27F284902B8C9AE2AA3B5CC9A@Desktop> I know many people love the Bose Wave Radio and other Bose products. I ntoice they are now offerring the Solo "TV Sound System". One of the problems I have with TV sound is soft dialogue and loud music. Wonder if this would help. One of the selling testimonials lines is: "I'd turn up the TV volume to hear the dialogue. And he'd turn it down because the music and sound effects were too loud. Over and over. What's funny is how quickly that problem dissappears when you have clearly better TV sound. Anyone have any experience with the Bose TV "Solo" Sound Systsem. Thanks! D From wollman@bimajority.org Tue Oct 15 01:32:14 2013 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:32:14 -0400 Subject: Bose speakers....for TV? In-Reply-To: <25BB8BD27F284902B8C9AE2AA3B5CC9A@Desktop> References: <25BB8BD27F284902B8C9AE2AA3B5CC9A@Desktop> Message-ID: <21084.54110.503202.126375@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > One of the selling testimonials lines is: "I'd turn up the TV volume to > hear the dialogue. And he'd turn it down because the music and sound > effects were too loud. Over and over. What's funny is how quickly that > problem dissappears when you have clearly better TV sound. Sounds like mid-range hearing loss. -GAWollman From joe@attorneyross.com Tue Oct 15 01:29:23 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 01:29:23 -0400 Subject: ESPN NH New Flagship Stations For U Mass Lowell Hockey In-Reply-To: <525C11CE.1060705@gmail.com> References: <9667465782DE44999689F0793D6D29EA@MarkOTS3> <525C11CE.1060705@gmail.com> Message-ID: <525CD2B3.6000104@attorneyross.com> On 10/14/2013 11:46 AM, Bill O'Neill wrote: > I stand corrected by the good news of my old bud and fellow alum, Mike > Wilkins! (What happens when one does not read the INBOX before > replying. Sorry.) > > This is actually very good news. Separate, stand-alone broadcast up > against the commercial signals? I LOVE IT. This was the case for a long time with UMass Amherst sports. I'm not sure it still is. The WMUA website still claims they are carrying football games, but when I've been out there and looked for the game on WMUA -- or sometimes looked on WMUA online -- I haven't found a game there. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com From Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com Tue Oct 15 13:40:55 2013 From: Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com (Don) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:40:55 -0400 Subject: Bose speakers....for TV? References: <25BB8BD27F284902B8C9AE2AA3B5CC9A@Desktop> <21084.54110.503202.126375@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <9D6E600C94BC41F8BB040EFA901C7461@Desktop> Anyone have any experience with the Bose TV "Solo" Sound Systsem. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Wollman" To: "Don" Cc: "B-R-I" Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 1:32 AM Subject: Bose speakers....for TV? > < > said: > >> One of the selling testimonials lines is: "I'd turn up the TV volume to >> hear the dialogue. And he'd turn it down because the music and sound >> effects were too loud. Over and over. What's funny is how quickly that >> problem dissappears when you have clearly better TV sound. > > Sounds like mid-range hearing loss. > > -GAWollman > From kvahey@gmail.com Tue Oct 15 02:11:40 2013 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 02:11:40 -0400 Subject: Bose speakers....for TV? In-Reply-To: <21084.54110.503202.126375@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <25BB8BD27F284902B8C9AE2AA3B5CC9A@Desktop> <21084.54110.503202.126375@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: BOSE absolutely refused to market HD FM radios. Maybe it was a licensing issue but had BOSE included HD with their FM radios the past decade. HD might have actually mattered. On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 1:32 AM, Garrett Wollman wrote: > < > said: > > > One of the selling testimonials lines is: "I'd turn up the TV volume to > > hear the dialogue. And he'd turn it down because the music and sound > > effects were too loud. Over and over. What's funny is how quickly that > > problem dissappears when you have clearly better TV sound. > > Sounds like mid-range hearing loss. > > -GAWollman > > From Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com Tue Oct 22 16:02:52 2013 From: Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com (Don) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:02:52 -0400 Subject: Over the air signals on Comcast.... Message-ID: Hi All....a couple of months ago, I connected my new flat screen "smart tv" to the (Comcast) cable without any converter boxes or adapters. And seems to find most, if not all, of the over-the-air channels (2,4,5,7,25,38,56, etc.) coming through in HD quality. Now...it appears that the only thing I can find without a converter box is the one channel broadcasting the comcast commercial over-and-over.... I realize the were slowly moving the cable stations to scrambled digital. Did they finally take the unscrambled broadcast channels off too...or am I looking in the wrong place? Thanks! From jjlehmann@comcast.net Tue Oct 22 16:46:43 2013 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:46:43 -0400 Subject: Over the air signals on Comcast.... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Have you done a rescan? Sometimes they will change the frequencies of the local channels fed over the cable, requiring a rescan to find them again. Jeff Lehmann > On Oct 22, 2013, at 4:02 PM, "Don" wrote: > > Hi All....a couple of months ago, I connected my new flat screen "smart tv" to the (Comcast) cable without any converter boxes or adapters. And seems to find most, if not all, of the over-the-air channels (2,4,5,7,25,38,56, etc.) coming through in HD quality. > > Now...it appears that the only thing I can find without a converter box is the one channel broadcasting the comcast commercial over-and-over.... > > I realize the were slowly moving the cable stations to scrambled digital. Did they finally take the unscrambled broadcast channels off too...or am I looking in the wrong place? > > Thanks! > > From ecps92@earthlink.net Tue Oct 22 18:04:03 2013 From: ecps92@earthlink.net (~Bill) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:04:03 -0400 Subject: Over the air signals on Comcast.... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1b6901cecf72$a09da370$e1d8ea50$@net> I've had the same thing in Quincy since late Last Fall None of my Programs recorded on my Computer as Comcast is all Digital Encrypted Bill - N1KUG Boston, Mass Cruise Ship Frequencies http://scanmaritime.com/ ? -----Original Message----- From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Lehmann Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 4:47 PM To: Don Cc: B-R-I Subject: Re: Over the air signals on Comcast.... Have you done a rescan? Sometimes they will change the frequencies of the local channels fed over the cable, requiring a rescan to find them again. Jeff Lehmann > On Oct 22, 2013, at 4:02 PM, "Don" wrote: > > Hi All....a couple of months ago, I connected my new flat screen "smart tv" to the (Comcast) cable without any converter boxes or adapters. And seems to find most, if not all, of the over-the-air channels (2,4,5,7,25,38,56, etc.) coming through in HD quality. > > Now...it appears that the only thing I can find without a converter box is the one channel broadcasting the comcast commercial over-and-over.... > > I realize the were slowly moving the cable stations to scrambled digital. Did they finally take the unscrambled broadcast channels off too...or am I looking in the wrong place? > > Thanks! > > From bwelch1957@verizon.net Tue Oct 22 21:08:50 2013 From: bwelch1957@verizon.net (Bill Welch) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:08:50 -0400 Subject: Over the air signals on Comcast.... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <381EAA23-92CD-4C34-843F-ADED87AA5F82@verizon.net> Comcast changed how they distribute their channels now everyone needs a converter. Sent from my iPad > On Oct 22, 2013, at 4:46 PM, Jeff Lehmann wrote: > > Have you done a rescan? Sometimes they will change the frequencies of the local channels fed over the cable, requiring a rescan to find them again. > > Jeff Lehmann > >> On Oct 22, 2013, at 4:02 PM, "Don" wrote: >> >> Hi All....a couple of months ago, I connected my new flat screen "smart tv" to the (Comcast) cable without any converter boxes or adapters. And seems to find most, if not all, of the over-the-air channels (2,4,5,7,25,38,56, etc.) coming through in HD quality. >> >> Now...it appears that the only thing I can find without a converter box is the one channel broadcasting the comcast commercial over-and-over.... >> >> I realize the were slowly moving the cable stations to scrambled digital. Did they finally take the unscrambled broadcast channels off too...or am I looking in the wrong place? >> >> Thanks! > From kenwvt@gmail.com Tue Oct 22 17:33:00 2013 From: kenwvt@gmail.com (Ken VanTassell) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:33:00 -0700 Subject: Over the air signals on Comcast.... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Comcast is scrambling limited basic everywhere, I know the Cape was done last spring. Fios does not scramble Limited Basic if that is an option for you. http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/cable-tv/limited-basic-encryption/ -Ken On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Don wrote: > Hi All....a couple of months ago, I connected my new flat screen "smart > tv" to the (Comcast) cable without any converter boxes or adapters. And > seems to find most, if not all, of the over-the-air channels > (2,4,5,7,25,38,56, etc.) coming through in HD quality. > > Now...it appears that the only thing I can find without a converter box is > the one channel broadcasting the comcast commercial over-and-over.... > > I realize the were slowly moving the cable stations to scrambled digital. > Did they finally take the unscrambled broadcast channels off too...or am I > looking in the wrong place? > > Thanks! > > > From rbello@belloassoc.com Tue Oct 22 21:02:04 2013 From: rbello@belloassoc.com (Ron Bello) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:02:04 -0400 Subject: Over the air signals on Comcast.... In-Reply-To: <1b6901cecf72$a09da370$e1d8ea50$@net> References: <1b6901cecf72$a09da370$e1d8ea50$@net> Message-ID: In Mashpee until last year, you could receive Expanded Basic (up to #80ish) without Comcast's small digital converter. All SD, no HD. No longer the case. Everything is now digital. When they first distributed the digital converters you could get 2 at no additional monthly charge. Now Comcast bills them at $2 / month / converter. On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 6:04 PM, ~Bill wrote: > I've had the same thing in Quincy since late Last Fall > > None of my Programs recorded on my Computer as Comcast is all Digital > Encrypted > > Bill - N1KUG > Boston, Mass > Cruise Ship Frequencies > http://scanmaritime.com/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org > [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of > Jeff Lehmann > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 4:47 PM > To: Don > Cc: B-R-I > Subject: Re: Over the air signals on Comcast.... > > Have you done a rescan? Sometimes they will change the frequencies of the > local channels fed over the cable, requiring a rescan to find them again. > > Jeff Lehmann > > > On Oct 22, 2013, at 4:02 PM, "Don" wrote: > > > > Hi All....a couple of months ago, I connected my new flat screen "smart > tv" to the (Comcast) cable without any converter boxes or adapters. And > seems to find most, if not all, of the over-the-air channels > (2,4,5,7,25,38,56, etc.) coming through in HD quality. > > > > Now...it appears that the only thing I can find without a converter box > is > the one channel broadcasting the comcast commercial over-and-over.... > > > > I realize the were slowly moving the cable stations to scrambled digital. > Did they finally take the unscrambled broadcast channels off too...or am I > looking in the wrong place? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > From ssmyth@psualum.com Wed Oct 23 07:15:02 2013 From: ssmyth@psualum.com (Sean Smyth) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:15:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Over the air signals on Comcast.... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <1382526902.34426.YahooMailIosMobile@web142701.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Are you sure FiOS doesn't scramble basic, Ken? I'm pretty sure it does, or at least it did in Virginia. From kenwvt@gmail.com Wed Oct 23 07:28:19 2013 From: kenwvt@gmail.com (Ken VanTassell) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:28:19 -0700 Subject: Over the air signals on Comcast.... In-Reply-To: <1382526902.34426.YahooMailIosMobile@web142701.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <1382526902.34426.YahooMailIosMobile@web142701.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: At my house as of today FioS doesn't scramble limited basic. I am told the reason for this is that they can turn on or off the TV signal at the ONT (box at your house). In this way they can turn off your TV if you only subscribe to internet or phone where Comcast cannot. -Ken On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 4:15 AM, Sean Smyth wrote: > Are you sure FiOS doesn't scramble basic, Ken? I'm pretty sure it does, or > at least it did in Virginia. > > ------------------------------ > * From: * Ken VanTassell ; > * To: * Don ; > * Cc: * B-R-I ; > * Subject: * Re: Over the air signals on Comcast.... > * Sent: * Tue, Oct 22, 2013 9:33:00 PM > > Comcast is scrambling limited basic everywhere, I know the Cape was done > last spring. Fios does not scramble Limited Basic if that is an option for > you. > > > http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/cable-tv/limited-basic-encryption/ > > -Ken > > > On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Don wrote: > > > Hi All....a couple of months ago, I connected my new flat screen "smart > > tv" to the (Comcast) cable without any converter boxes or adapters. And > > seems to find most, if not all, of the over-the-air channels > > (2,4,5,7,25,38,56, etc.) coming through in HD quality. > > > > Now...it appears that the only thing I can find without a converter box > is > > the one channel broadcasting the comcast commercial over-and-over.... > > > > I realize the were slowly moving the cable stations to scrambled digital. > > Did they finally take the unscrambled broadcast channels off too...or am > I > > looking in the wrong place? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > From wollman@bimajority.org Wed Oct 23 15:50:16 2013 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:50:16 -0400 Subject: Over the air signals on Comcast.... In-Reply-To: References: <1b6901cecf72$a09da370$e1d8ea50$@net> Message-ID: <21096.10360.754762.624545@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > In Mashpee until last year, you could receive Expanded Basic (up to #80ish) > without Comcast's small digital converter. All SD, no HD. > No longer the case. Everything is now digital. When they first > distributed the digital converters you could get 2 at no additional monthly > charge. > Now Comcast bills them at $2 / month / converter. Note that if you have a digital-cable-ready device with a CableCARD slot, they're still required to give you one for free. Second and subsequent they charge $2.50 a month for. TiVo is pretty much the only manufacturer of such devices these days. (TiVo units tend to suck rather less than cable-company boxes, but that's obviously overkill for the little 13" TV in the kitchen!) -GAWollman From joe@attorneyross.com Thu Oct 24 01:41:46 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:41:46 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend Message-ID: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> I've been informed that a 25 minute aircheck of WMEX 1510 will air on WATD 95.9 this Monday morning (Sunday night) at 3:00 AM. It was recorded live 50 years ago, 10/28/1963, with Ed Hider as Fenway. It can also be heard online at 959watd.com . -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com From madprof@fairpoint.net Sun Oct 27 22:10:10 2013 From: madprof@fairpoint.net (Robert Sutherland) Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:10:10 -0400 (EDT) Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend In-Reply-To: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> References: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> hey, Joe, & anybody else, I haven't heard/read any confirmation of WMEX aircheck tonight, & haven't gotten any reply from WATD-FM (yes, I should have tried sooner). Anybody know anything about it? Thank You Bob > I've been informed that a 25 minute aircheck of WMEX 1510 will air on > WATD 95.9 this Monday morning (Sunday night) at 3:00 AM. It was > recorded live 50 years ago, 10/28/1963, with Ed Hider as Fenway. It can > also be heard online at 959watd.com . > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 > 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com > > From joe@attorneyross.com Mon Oct 28 01:30:08 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:30:08 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend In-Reply-To: <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> References: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> Message-ID: <526DF660.1020800@attorneyross.com> On 10/27/2013 10:10 PM, Robert Sutherland wrote: > hey, Joe, & anybody else, I haven't heard/read any confirmation of WMEX > aircheck tonight, & haven't gotten any reply from WATD-FM (yes, > I should have tried sooner). Anybody know anything about it? All I know is what I posted, which I got in a telephone call from David Dunsford, who is the person behind the broadcast, and who recorded the aircheck. A few days later I got a letter from him containing a list of additional airchecks, mostly from WMEX, that he recorded back in the day. I'll be listening tonight for it. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com From Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com Mon Oct 28 01:53:31 2013 From: Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com (Don) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:53:31 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend References: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> Message-ID: <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> I didn't see it online at the website either...I looked! >> It can >> also be heard online at 959watd.com . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Sutherland" To: "Boston Radio" Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2013 10:10 PM Subject: Re: WMEX aircheck this weekend > hey, Joe, & anybody else, I haven't heard/read any confirmation of WMEX > aircheck tonight, & haven't gotten any reply from WATD-FM (yes, > I should have tried sooner). Anybody know anything about it? > > Thank You > Bob > > > > >> I've been informed that a 25 minute aircheck of WMEX 1510 will air on >> WATD 95.9 this Monday morning (Sunday night) at 3:00 AM. It was >> recorded live 50 years ago, 10/28/1963, with Ed Hider as Fenway. It can >> also be heard online at 959watd.com . >> >> -- >> A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 >> 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com >> >> > > From joe@attorneyross.com Mon Oct 28 02:45:56 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:45:56 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend In-Reply-To: <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> References: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> Message-ID: <526E0824.2040606@attorneyross.com> On 10/28/2013 1:53 AM, Don wrote: > I didn't see it online at the website either...I looked! I just heard the WATD DJ say "We'll be doing the WMEX show next Monday." Does that mean next week or tonight? Stay tuned, I guess. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com From joe@attorneyross.com Mon Oct 28 03:03:23 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 03:03:23 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend In-Reply-To: <526E0824.2040606@attorneyross.com> References: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> <526E0824.2040606@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: <526E0C3B.2070003@attorneyross.com> On 10/28/2013 2:45 AM, A Joseph Ross wrote: > On 10/28/2013 1:53 AM, Don wrote: > >> I didn't see it online at the website either...I looked! > > I just heard the WATD DJ say "We'll be doing the WMEX show next > Monday." Does that mean next week or tonight? Stay tuned, I guess. > So the DJ just said that he grabbed the wrong copy of the CD and therefore can't do the WMEX show this week. He promised that he will get the right one, check it out, and run it next week for sure. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com From joe@attorneyross.com Mon Oct 28 02:40:54 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A Joseph Ross) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:40:54 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend In-Reply-To: <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> References: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> Message-ID: <526E06F6.1050209@attorneyross.com> On 10/28/2013 1:53 AM, Don wrote: > I didn't see it online at the website either...I looked! I didn't either. I guess we'll find out soon. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com From madprof@fairpoint.net Mon Oct 28 02:37:09 2013 From: madprof@fairpoint.net (Robert Sutherland) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:37:09 -0400 (EDT) Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend, oops In-Reply-To: <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> References: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> Message-ID: <2554.68.237.136.208.1382942229.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> so I called WATD (from New Lebanon NY) at 2:00am, DJ shift change, was told, yes, was scheduled for tonight. BUT, at 2:05a, DJ apologetically announced "I brought the wrong Fenway CD", so WMEX aircheck, apparently on that CD, is now scheduled for next Monday early morning, time not stated. so, the new question becomes, WHAT Fenway CD & is it available anyway? And, I can't seem to record WATD's streaming online. problems with RealPlayer, Jet"Videio" & several others. any clues? Thank You Bob Sutherland. From kvahey@gmail.com Mon Oct 28 03:45:30 2013 From: kvahey@gmail.com (Kevin Vahey) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 03:45:30 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend In-Reply-To: <526E0824.2040606@attorneyross.com> References: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> <526E0824.2040606@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: Well at least he played Dirty Water for 'George from West St Louis, Illinois' It was for Kevin in East St Louis but hey................... On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 2:45 AM, A Joseph Ross wrote: > On 10/28/2013 1:53 AM, Don wrote: > > I didn't see it online at the website either...I looked! >> > > I just heard the WATD DJ say "We'll be doing the WMEX show next Monday." > Does that mean next week or tonight? Stay tuned, I guess. > > > -- > A. Joseph Ross, J.D.| 92 State Street| Suite 700 | Boston, MA 02109-2004 > 617.367.0468|Fx:617.507.7856| http://www.attorneyross.com > > From kc1ih@mac.com Mon Oct 28 17:18:42 2013 From: kc1ih@mac.com (Larry Weil) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:18:42 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend In-Reply-To: References: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> <526E0824.2040606@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: On Oct 28, 2013, at 3:45 AM, Kevin Vahey wrote: > Well at least he played Dirty Water for 'George from West St Louis, > Illinois' West St. Louis, IL? If you think about it, anything west of St. Louis has to be in MO, not IL. And being familiar with that area the only thing approaching that description is West St. Louis County. I think he meant East St. Louis. Larry Weil Lake Wobegone, NH From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Mon Oct 28 18:21:32 2013 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:21:32 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend In-Reply-To: References: <5268B31A.9050002@attorneyross.com> <1234.68.237.136.208.1382926210.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> <23FDE32B263B4A7BBEEE98C52D5171A9@Desktop> <526E0824.2040606@attorneyross.com> Message-ID: Not necessarily I lived near a town called Due West.../ wasn't Due West of much. Paul On Monday, October 28, 2013, Larry Weil wrote: > > On Oct 28, 2013, at 3:45 AM, Kevin Vahey > > wrote: > > > Well at least he played Dirty Water for 'George from West St Louis, > > Illinois' > > West St. Louis, IL? If you think about it, anything west of St. Louis has > to be in MO, not IL. And being familiar with that area the only thing > approaching that description is West St. Louis County. I think he meant > East St. Louis. > > Larry Weil > Lake Wobegone, NH > > > > > From ssmyth@psualum.com Wed Oct 30 07:27:32 2013 From: ssmyth@psualum.com (Sean Smyth) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 04:27:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower Message-ID: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-Council-approves-signal-upgrade-for-WVBF Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. 1530 // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during other hours. From dan.strassberg@att.net Wed Oct 30 09:01:55 2013 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:01:55 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> I read and re-read the article and remain unsure of what Callahan is doing or proposes to do. Does he want to add a second tower to WVBF's existing site in Middleborough? If so, why are the Taunton selectmen involved? I can imagine that a two-tower DA in Middleborough with 5 kW DA-D and a pattern that protects WADK would allow WVBF to improve its signal in Taunton, but this would appear to require no action by the City of Taunton. Adding a second tower to the Middleborough site would very likely require approval from the Town of Middleborough, however. If the old WPEP tower in Taunton still stands and Callahan wants to move WVBF's transmitter there, he might require approval from the City of Taunton and would, of course, require FCC approval. Among other things, such a move would require a change in CoL, which sounds as if it would violate the recently changed FCC policy on AM CoL moves because it would deprive Middleborough of its only local broadcast service. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Smyth" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:27 AM Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-Council-approves-signal-upgrade-for-WVBF > > Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. 1530 > // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during other > hours. > From bob.bosra@demattia.net Wed Oct 30 11:32:58 2013 From: bob.bosra@demattia.net (Bob DeMattia) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:32:58 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>, <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: The council unanimously approved a special permit to Steven Callahan, owner of WVBF AM 1530, to build a telecommunications tower at 760 County St. It sounds like he wants to build a tower next to the old WPEP tower (at 760 County St. in Taunton). As long as he still covers his COL, what would be the problem? -Bob > From: dan.strassberg@att.net > To: ssmyth@psualum.com > Subject: Re: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:01:55 -0400 > CC: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > > I read and re-read the article and remain unsure of what Callahan is doing > or proposes to do. Does he want to add a second tower to WVBF's existing > site in Middleborough? If so, why are the Taunton selectmen involved? I can > imagine that a two-tower DA in Middleborough with 5 kW DA-D and a pattern > that protects WADK would allow WVBF to improve its signal in Taunton, but > this would appear to require no action by the City of Taunton. Adding a > second tower to the Middleborough site would very likely require approval > from the Town of Middleborough, however. If the old WPEP tower in Taunton > still stands and Callahan wants to move WVBF's transmitter there, he might > require approval from the City of Taunton and would, of course, require FCC > approval. Among other things, such a move would require a change in CoL, > which sounds as if it would violate the recently changed FCC policy on AM > CoL moves because it would deprive Middleborough of its only local broadcast > service. > > ----- > Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) > eFax 1-707-215-6367 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean Smyth" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:27 AM > Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > > > > http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-Council-approves-signal-upgrade-for-WVBF > > > > Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. 1530 > > // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during other > > hours. > > > From ssmyth@psualum.com Wed Oct 30 12:32:14 2013 From: ssmyth@psualum.com (Sean Smyth) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:32:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <1383150734.95455.YahooMailNeo@web142701.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> I forgot to hit reply-all on my reply to Dan. Text is below: ----- Doing this from memory, so forgive me if any of this is incorrect: 1. I believe Callahan does own the old WPEP site. 2. The FCC has previously approved his application to increase power. I believe it's based on DA for days, but I'm not certain. Scott? 3. Middleborough is COL for relatively new noncomm WRRS 88.5, which relays the reading service for the blind close to full time. 1530 and 88.5 are related in some manner; the 1530 website also lists high school games airing (at night) on 88.5, for instance. On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 9:14 AM, Dan.Strassberg wrote: I read and re-read the article and remain unsure of what Callahan is doing or proposes to do. Does he want to add a second tower to WVBF's existing site in Middleborough? If so, why are the Taunton selectmen involved? I can imagine that a two-tower DA in Middleborough with 5 kW DA-D and a pattern that protects WADK would allow WVBF to improve its signal in Taunton, but this would appear to require no action by the City of Taunton. Adding a second tower to the Middleborough site would very likely require approval from the Town of Middleborough, however. If the old WPEP tower in Taunton still stands and Callahan wants to move WVBF's transmitter there, he might require approval from the City of Taunton and would, of course, require FCC approval. Among other things, such a move would require a change in CoL, which sounds as if it would violate the recently changed FCC policy on AM CoL moves because it would deprive Middleborough of its only local broadcast service. ----- Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) eFax 1-707-215-6367 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Smyth" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:27 AM Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-Council-approves-signal-upgrade-for-WVBF > > Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. 1530 > // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during other > hours. > From TVNETDUDE@aol.com Wed Oct 30 13:28:09 2013 From: TVNETDUDE@aol.com (TVNETDUDE@aol.com) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:28:09 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Boston Radio from the 60's and 70's Saturday November 2 Message-ID: <65265.4132d0a1.3fa29ba9@aol.com> This Saturday from 10 am to 12 Noon on the Money Matters Radio Jim Callahan will be talking radio from the 60's and 70's with George Fennell (WCVB All-Night, WHIL-AM), Joel Cash (WRKO, WCOP, WPOP, WDRC), and Joe Golden Sales Rep for most of the Boston stations back in the day. You can listen online http://www.moneymattersradio.net/ or WBNW-1120 WBNW- 970 WPLM-1390 Calls are welcome at 888-205-2263 From dan.strassberg@att.net Wed Oct 30 14:01:49 2013 From: dan.strassberg@att.net (Dan.Strassberg) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:01:49 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>, <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <11300D8300704F8292924FB0458E2388@PC281321418224> On 1530, I don't think he has a chance of delivering 5 mV/m to all of Taunton from a site in Middleborough--even with 5 kW (and it wouldn't be 5 kW during CH). ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob DeMattia To: Boston Radio Interest Mailing List Cc: Dan. Strassberg Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 11:32 AM Subject: RE: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower The council unanimously approved a special permit to Steven Callahan, owner of WVBF AM 1530, to build a telecommunications tower at 760 County St. It sounds like he wants to build a tower next to the old WPEP tower (at 760 County St. in Taunton). As long as he still covers his COL, what would be the problem? -Bob > From: dan.strassberg@att.net > To: ssmyth@psualum.com > Subject: Re: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:01:55 -0400 > CC: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > > I read and re-read the article and remain unsure of what Callahan is doing > or proposes to do. Does he want to add a second tower to WVBF's existing > site in Middleborough? If so, why are the Taunton selectmen involved? I can > imagine that a two-tower DA in Middleborough with 5 kW DA-D and a pattern > that protects WADK would allow WVBF to improve its signal in Taunton, but > this would appear to require no action by the City of Taunton. Adding a > second tower to the Middleborough site would very likely require approval > from the Town of Middleborough, however. If the old WPEP tower in Taunton > still stands and Callahan wants to move WVBF's transmitter there, he might > require approval from the City of Taunton and would, of course, require FCC > approval. Among other things, such a move would require a change in CoL, > which sounds as if it would violate the recently changed FCC policy on AM > CoL moves because it would deprive Middleborough of its only local broadcast > service. > > ----- > Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) > eFax 1-707-215-6367 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sean Smyth" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:27 AM > Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > > > > http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-Council-approves-signal-upgrade-for-WVBF > > > > Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. 1530 > > // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during other > > hours. > > > From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Wed Oct 30 09:57:29 2013 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:57:29 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: The signal cancellation tower? "Callahan said the existing Taunton tower prevents his signal from interfering with a small Newport talk station located on the dial at 1540 AM." Im confused by that statement and what Taunton has to do with WVBF's tower that isnt in Taunton. He has no APPs or CPs on file. Paul On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Dan.Strassberg wrote: > I read and re-read the article and remain unsure of what Callahan is doing > or proposes to do. Does he want to add a second tower to WVBF's existing > site in Middleborough? If so, why are the Taunton selectmen involved? I can > imagine that a two-tower DA in Middleborough with 5 kW DA-D and a pattern > that protects WADK would allow WVBF to improve its signal in Taunton, but > this would appear to require no action by the City of Taunton. Adding a > second tower to the Middleborough site would very likely require approval > from the Town of Middleborough, however. If the old WPEP tower in Taunton > still stands and Callahan wants to move WVBF's transmitter there, he might > require approval from the City of Taunton and would, of course, require FCC > approval. Among other things, such a move would require a change in CoL, > which sounds as if it would violate the recently changed FCC policy on AM > CoL moves because it would deprive Middleborough of its only local > broadcast > service. > > ----- > Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) > eFax 1-707-215-6367 > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Smyth" > To: > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:27 AM > Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > > > > http://www.tauntongazette.com/**news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-** >> Council-approves-signal-**upgrade-for-WVBF >> >> Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. 1530 >> // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during other >> hours. >> >> > From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Wed Oct 30 22:21:16 2013 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:21:16 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: What does testing on 1640 prove for 1530 though.... How does testing on 1640 provide useful results for anything 110khz away? Paul On Wednesday, October 30, 2013, Jeff Lehmann wrote: > As mentioned in Scott Fybush's 8/19/13 NERW, he was running an > experimental station which was supposedly to test to see if he could move > 1530 to the old 1570 WPEP site. It was WV1XBF on 1640. I never heard it > myself, but a friend of mine sis hear it on the air a couple months ago. > > Jeff Lehmann > > > On Oct 30, 2013, at 9:57 AM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." < > walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com > wrote: > > > > The signal cancellation tower? > > > > "Callahan said the existing Taunton tower prevents his signal from > > interfering with a small Newport talk station located on the dial at 1540 > > AM." > > > > Im confused by that statement and what Taunton has to do with WVBF's > tower > > that isnt in Taunton. > > > > He has no APPs or CPs on file. > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Dan.Strassberg > >wrote: > > > >> I read and re-read the article and remain unsure of what Callahan is > doing > >> or proposes to do. Does he want to add a second tower to WVBF's existing > >> site in Middleborough? If so, why are the Taunton selectmen involved? I > can > >> imagine that a two-tower DA in Middleborough with 5 kW DA-D and a > pattern > >> that protects WADK would allow WVBF to improve its signal in Taunton, > but > >> this would appear to require no action by the City of Taunton. Adding a > >> second tower to the Middleborough site would very likely require > approval > >> from the Town of Middleborough, however. If the old WPEP tower in > Taunton > >> still stands and Callahan wants to move WVBF's transmitter there, he > might > >> require approval from the City of Taunton and would, of course, require > FCC > >> approval. Among other things, such a move would require a change in CoL, > >> which sounds as if it would violate the recently changed FCC policy on > AM > >> CoL moves because it would deprive Middleborough of its only local > >> broadcast > >> service. > >> > >> ----- > >> Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net ) > >> eFax 1-707-215-6367 > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Smyth" > > > >> To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org > > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:27 AM > >> Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > >> > >> > >> > >> http://www.tauntongazette.com/**news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-** > >>> Council-approves-signal-**upgrade-for-WVBF< > http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-Council-approves-signal-upgrade-for-WVBF > > > >>> > >>> Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. > 1530 > >>> // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during other > >>> hours. > >> > From wollman@bimajority.org Wed Oct 30 21:26:08 2013 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:26:08 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <21105.45488.127193.799383@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > [WVBF] has no APPs or CPs on file. WVBF should be filing an application to move to the former WPEP site soon. See the field test STA to evaluate the old site here: -GAWollman From wollman@bimajority.org Wed Oct 30 22:32:41 2013 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:32:41 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: <21105.49481.882420.172077@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > What does testing on 1640 prove for 1530 though.... How does testing on > 1640 provide useful results for anything 110khz away? Engineers know how to do math. -GAWollman From scott@fybush.com Wed Oct 30 22:38:08 2013 From: scott@fybush.com (Scott Fybush) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:38:08 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: <21105.49481.882420.172077@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> <21105.49481.882420.172077@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <5271C290.7060601@fybush.com> On 10/30/2013 10:32 PM, Garrett Wollman wrote: > < said: > >> What does testing on 1640 prove for 1530 though.... How does testing on >> 1640 provide useful results for anything 110khz away? > > Engineers know how to do math. > Ground conductivity is ground conductivity, more or less. The idea is to take measurements showing that the conductivity between the WPEP site and (presumably) WUFC is lower than the FCC's maps show. You can do that at 1640 as easily as at 1530. s From jjlehmann@comcast.net Wed Oct 30 22:11:12 2013 From: jjlehmann@comcast.net (Jeff Lehmann) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:11:12 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: As mentioned in Scott Fybush's 8/19/13 NERW, he was running an experimental station which was supposedly to test to see if he could move 1530 to the old 1570 WPEP site. It was WV1XBF on 1640. I never heard it myself, but a friend of mine sis hear it on the air a couple months ago. Jeff Lehmann > On Oct 30, 2013, at 9:57 AM, "Paul B. Walker, Jr." wrote: > > The signal cancellation tower? > > "Callahan said the existing Taunton tower prevents his signal from > interfering with a small Newport talk station located on the dial at 1540 > AM." > > Im confused by that statement and what Taunton has to do with WVBF's tower > that isnt in Taunton. > > He has no APPs or CPs on file. > > Paul > > > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Dan.Strassberg wrote: > >> I read and re-read the article and remain unsure of what Callahan is doing >> or proposes to do. Does he want to add a second tower to WVBF's existing >> site in Middleborough? If so, why are the Taunton selectmen involved? I can >> imagine that a two-tower DA in Middleborough with 5 kW DA-D and a pattern >> that protects WADK would allow WVBF to improve its signal in Taunton, but >> this would appear to require no action by the City of Taunton. Adding a >> second tower to the Middleborough site would very likely require approval >> from the Town of Middleborough, however. If the old WPEP tower in Taunton >> still stands and Callahan wants to move WVBF's transmitter there, he might >> require approval from the City of Taunton and would, of course, require FCC >> approval. Among other things, such a move would require a change in CoL, >> which sounds as if it would violate the recently changed FCC policy on AM >> CoL moves because it would deprive Middleborough of its only local >> broadcast >> service. >> >> ----- >> Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) >> eFax 1-707-215-6367 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Smyth" >> To: >> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:27 AM >> Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower >> >> >> >> http://www.tauntongazette.com/**news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-** >>> Council-approves-signal-**upgrade-for-WVBF >>> >>> Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. 1530 >>> // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during other >>> hours. >> From bob.bosra@demattia.net Wed Oct 30 22:18:57 2013 From: bob.bosra@demattia.net (Bob DeMattia) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:18:57 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>, <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044>, , Message-ID: The site he wants to build on is in Taunton. There's no rule that thetransmitter has to be located in the COL, only that it covers it. It looks like he got the blessing of his local officials first before goingto the FCC. Probably the politically expedient way to do it. This projectwould be DOA is the first the town politicians heard about it was in anFCC public notice. "Signal Cancellation Tower" - I don't think I've ever heard that before,but I guess technically it could be considered linguistically accurate! -Bob > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:57:29 -0400 > Subject: Re: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com > To: dan.strassberg@att.net > CC: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > > The signal cancellation tower? > > "Callahan said the existing Taunton tower prevents his signal from > interfering with a small Newport talk station located on the dial at 1540 > AM." > > Im confused by that statement and what Taunton has to do with WVBF's tower > that isnt in Taunton. > > He has no APPs or CPs on file. > > Paul > > > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Dan.Strassberg wrote: > > > I read and re-read the article and remain unsure of what Callahan is doing > > or proposes to do. Does he want to add a second tower to WVBF's existing > > site in Middleborough? If so, why are the Taunton selectmen involved? I can > > imagine that a two-tower DA in Middleborough with 5 kW DA-D and a pattern > > that protects WADK would allow WVBF to improve its signal in Taunton, but > > this would appear to require no action by the City of Taunton. Adding a > > second tower to the Middleborough site would very likely require approval > > from the Town of Middleborough, however. If the old WPEP tower in Taunton > > still stands and Callahan wants to move WVBF's transmitter there, he might > > require approval from the City of Taunton and would, of course, require FCC > > approval. Among other things, such a move would require a change in CoL, > > which sounds as if it would violate the recently changed FCC policy on AM > > CoL moves because it would deprive Middleborough of its only local > > broadcast > > service. > > > > ----- > > Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) > > eFax 1-707-215-6367 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Smyth" > > To: > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:27 AM > > Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > > > > > > > > http://www.tauntongazette.com/**news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-** > >> Council-approves-signal-**upgrade-for-WVBF > >> > >> Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. 1530 > >> // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during other > >> hours. > >> > >> > > From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Wed Oct 30 21:31:15 2013 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:31:15 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: <21105.45488.127193.799383@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> <21105.45488.127193.799383@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: Ok, I didn't know about that.. and while I understand some technical stuff.... what exactly is gained by Callahan testing on 1640 from the old WPEP site? What does that do for WVBF? Paul On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 9:26 PM, Garrett Wollman wrote: > < walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com> said: > > > [WVBF] has no APPs or CPs on file. > > WVBF should be filing an application to move to the former WPEP site > soon. See the field test STA to evaluate the old site here: > < > http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=42305 > > > > -GAWollman > From wollman@bimajority.org Wed Oct 30 23:21:31 2013 From: wollman@bimajority.org (Garrett Wollman) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:21:31 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> <21105.45488.127193.799383@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> Message-ID: <21105.52411.106567.39603@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> < said: > Ok, I didn't know about that.. and while I understand some technical > stuff.... what exactly is gained by Callahan testing on 1640 from the old > WPEP site? > What does that do for WVBF? It gives him the data he needs to justify a higher transmitter power on 1530 when he applies to move it to Taunton. -GAWollman From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Wed Oct 30 22:42:34 2013 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:42:34 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: <5271C290.7060601@fybush.com> References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> <21105.49481.882420.172077@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> <5271C290.7060601@fybush.com> Message-ID: Ah, so its just to measure ground conductivity.. OK.. makes sense now. Paul On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 10:38 PM, Scott Fybush wrote: > On 10/30/2013 10:32 PM, Garrett Wollman wrote: > >> <> walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com> said: >> >> What does testing on 1640 prove for 1530 though.... How does testing on >>> 1640 provide useful results for anything 110khz away? >>> >> >> Engineers know how to do math. >> >> > Ground conductivity is ground conductivity, more or less. The idea is to > take measurements showing that the conductivity between the WPEP site and > (presumably) WUFC is lower than the FCC's maps show. You can do that at > 1640 as easily as at 1530. > > s > > From walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com Wed Oct 30 22:55:10 2013 From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 22:55:10 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower In-Reply-To: References: <1383132452.48382.YahooMailNeo@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <98532B9569474F449A23A65422929A52@SatU205S5044> Message-ID: I know about coverage requirements.... just was wondering what the point of measuring on 1640 was. Makes sense. Maybe Im missing something, but I dont get what a signal cancellation tower is. Paul On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 10:18 PM, Bob DeMattia wrote: > > > > > > The site he wants to build on is in Taunton. There's no rule that > thetransmitter has to be located in the COL, only that it covers it. > It looks like he got the blessing of his local officials first before > goingto the FCC. Probably the politically expedient way to do it. This > projectwould be DOA is the first the town politicians heard about it was in > anFCC public notice. > "Signal Cancellation Tower" - I don't think I've ever heard that > before,but I guess technically it could be considered linguistically > accurate! > -Bob > > > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:57:29 -0400 > > Subject: Re: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > > From: walkerbroadcasting@gmail.com > > To: dan.strassberg@att.net > > CC: boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org > > > > The signal cancellation tower? > > > > "Callahan said the existing Taunton tower prevents his signal from > > interfering with a small Newport talk station located on the dial at 1540 > > AM." > > > > Im confused by that statement and what Taunton has to do with WVBF's > tower > > that isnt in Taunton. > > > > He has no APPs or CPs on file. > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Dan.Strassberg >wrote: > > > > > I read and re-read the article and remain unsure of what Callahan is > doing > > > or proposes to do. Does he want to add a second tower to WVBF's > existing > > > site in Middleborough? If so, why are the Taunton selectmen involved? > I can > > > imagine that a two-tower DA in Middleborough with 5 kW DA-D and a > pattern > > > that protects WADK would allow WVBF to improve its signal in Taunton, > but > > > this would appear to require no action by the City of Taunton. Adding a > > > second tower to the Middleborough site would very likely require > approval > > > from the Town of Middleborough, however. If the old WPEP tower in > Taunton > > > still stands and Callahan wants to move WVBF's transmitter there, he > might > > > require approval from the City of Taunton and would, of course, > require FCC > > > approval. Among other things, such a move would require a change in > CoL, > > > which sounds as if it would violate the recently changed FCC policy on > AM > > > CoL moves because it would deprive Middleborough of its only local > > > broadcast > > > service. > > > > > > ----- > > > Dan Strassberg (dan.strassberg@att.net) > > > eFax 1-707-215-6367 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Smyth" > > > To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org> > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 7:27 AM > > > Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.tauntongazette.com/**news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-** > > >> Council-approves-signal-**upgrade-for-WVBF< > http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/x1745250874/Taunton-City-Council-approves-signal-upgrade-for-WVBF > > > > >> > > >> Most of the station's local programming is Taunton-centric, anyway. > 1530 > > >> // the blind reading service produced at the WATD facility during > other > > >> hours. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > From sean.smyth@yahoo.com Mon Oct 28 05:44:43 2013 From: sean.smyth@yahoo.com (Sean Smyth) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:44:43 -0700 (PDT) Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend, oops In-Reply-To: <2554.68.237.136.208.1382942229.squirrel@webmail.fairpoint.net> Message-ID: <1382953483.62633.YahooMailBasic@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Mr. Sutherland wrote: "And, I can't seem to record WATD's streaming online. problems with RealPlayer, Jet"Videio" & several others. any clues?" I usually use Audacity to capture audio, and it seems to work pretty well. -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 10/28/13, Robert Sutherland wrote: Subject: Re: WMEX aircheck this weekend, oops To: boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org Date: Monday, October 28, 2013, 2:37 AM so I called WATD (from New Lebanon NY) at 2:00am, DJ shift change, was told, yes, was scheduled for tonight. BUT, at 2:05a, DJ apologetically announced "I brought the wrong Fenway CD", so WMEX aircheck, apparently on that CD, is now scheduled for next Monday early morning, time not stated. so, the new question becomes, WHAT Fenway CD & is it available anyway? And, I can't seem to record WATD's streaming online. problems with RealPlayer, Jet"Videio" & several others.? any clues? Thank You Bob Sutherland. From lglavin@mail.com Tue Oct 29 15:58:48 2013 From: lglavin@mail.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:58:48 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend Message-ID: <20131029195848.90440@gmx.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. >Sent: 10/28/13 06:21 PM >To: Larry Weil >Subject: Re: WMEX aircheck this weekend >Not necessarily I lived near a town called Due West.../ wasn't Due West of >much. .............. The City of Bend, Oregon is North Latitude 44 degrees; the City of North Bend, Oregon is North Latitude of 43 degrees making it well SOUTH of Bend. From lglavin@mail.com Thu Oct 31 17:07:51 2013 From: lglavin@mail.com (Laurence Glavin) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:07:51 -0400 Subject: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower Message-ID: <20131031210751.242560@gmx.com> >----- Original Message ----- >From: Garrett Wollman >Sent: 10/30/13 10:32 PM >To: Paul B. Walker, Jr. >Subject: Re: Taunton approves new WVBF (1530 Middleborough Center) tower < said: > What does testing on 1640 prove for 1530 though.... How does testing on > 1640 provide useful results for anything 110khz away? >Engineers know how to do math. >-GAWollman Back in 1999, a Mars orbiter failed because one team of engineers at NASA used metric measures while Lockheed-Martin contract engineers used British units (feet, inches, etc). I have that problem when I pour wine from a 375 mL into a nine-ounce glass. From joe@attorneyross.com Thu Oct 31 18:35:03 2013 From: joe@attorneyross.com (A. Joseph Ross) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:35:03 -0400 Subject: WMEX aircheck this weekend, oops In-Reply-To: <1382953483.62633.YahooMailBasic@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <1382953483.62633.YahooMailBasic@web142705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5272DB17.3030601@attorneyross.com> On 10/28/2013 5:44 AM, Sean Smyth wrote: > Mr. Sutherland wrote: "And, I can't seem to record WATD's streaming online. problems with > RealPlayer, Jet"Videio" & several others. any clues?" > > I usually use Audacity to capture audio, and it seems to work pretty well. Me too. -- A. Joseph Ross, J.D. | 92 State Street | Suite 700|Boston, MA 02109-2004 617.367.0468| Fx: 617.507.7856 | http://www.attorneyross.com